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# Early Voting Opens for EMS Sales Tax Measure
- URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/early-voting-opens-for-ems-sales-tax-measure/
- Published: 2025-10-28T21:47:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-29T22:44:52.000Z
- Description: Half-cent countywide tax would shift emergency services funding from property taxes
- Author: Greg Loving
- Tags: mcj, dnn

MCPHERSON COUNTY, Kan. — Early voting began this week for the Nov. 4 general election, where McPherson County residents will decide whether to approve a half-cent countywide sales tax dedicated to Emergency Medical Services funding. The proposed tax would take effect April 1, 2026, and remain in place for five years, generating an estimated $4 million annually while potentially allowing county and city leaders to reduce property taxes starting in 2027.

The measure would distribute revenue among five EMS providers: McPherson EMS (49%), Lindsborg EMS (18%), Moundridge EMS (15%), Rural Fire District 1 in Canton (10%), and Rural Fire District 2 in Marquette (8%). Early voting continues through Nov. 3 at the McPherson County Courthouse, 122 W. Marlin, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, closing at noon on Nov. 3\. Election Day polling runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at assigned precinct locations. If the measure fails, EMS services will continue being funded primarily through property taxes.

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